genetic mutation

1. 1.

   (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

   Synonymsmutationchromosomal mutation

   Broaderchange

   Narrowerdeletioninversiontranspositionpoint mutationreversionsaltation

   Partsmutagenesis

   genetics

Questions about genetic mutation

What does genetic mutation mean?

genetic mutation means "(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism".

What is another word for genetic mutation?

Close synonyms include mutation, chromosomal mutation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genetic mutation a common word?

genetic mutation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.